Young Scientist - Results, Not Answers [vinyl]

When you think of the music to have emerged from Seattle, grunge and Sub Pop are probably the first things that come to mind. But Seattle was already home to a vibrant alternative music scene back in the 1970s. One of the most prominent synthesizer acts of the period was the trio Young Scientist. Influenced by the likes of Cluster, Harmonia and Tangerine Dream, they released their music exclusively on cassette. We are delighted to present their superb debut album from 1979, the hypnotic-meditative-cyclical "Results, Not Answers" on CD and vinyl for the very first time! All three members of Young Scientist played synthesizers. The "Results, Not Answers" album presents Young Scientist in full flow through four tracks, forty minutes of hypnotic and/or rhythmic soundscapes. Although the band admit that they did not pay much attention to the recording process itself, the selections on "Results, Not Answers" are crystal clear and have effortlessly stood the test of time. "Brainless" ripples with tension through its fifteen and a half minutes, "Eastern Clouds" swirls with sitars before we loop through "Music For Feet" to the meditative, spiritualized patterns of "Omega". "Results, Not Answers" shines a light on Seattle at an incredibly creative juncture in the city's musical history.